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The David H. Koch Childcare Center

Conceptual rendering of the entrance to The David H. Koch Childcare Center.
Image courtesy of D. W. Arthur Associates Architecture, Inc. and Klopfer Martin Design Group

The David H. Koch Childcare Center, located at 219 Vassar Street, will be MIT’s newest childcare center when it opens in early fall, 2013. The center was made possible through the generosity of MIT alumnus and Corporation member David H. Koch ’62, SM ’63 who provided a lead gift, and alumnus Charles W. Johnson ’55 and Jennifer C. Johnson. The new two-story building will house 10 classrooms, indoor gross-motor room, conference room, and staff offices. Outdoor facilities will include a variety of playgrounds, sand pits, climbing features, and gardens. The center will have an adjacent parking lot for convenient short-term parking for parents who are dropping off and picking up children.

• Infant, toddler, and preschool programs
• Full-and part-week schedules: 5 days, 3 days, and 2 days
• Parent support and resources
• Capacity: 126 children

The first floor layout includes:

• Entry lobby with parent resource library and reception, with adjoining director’s office and staff room with kitchen, and glass doors to patio and playground
• Hallway with active play wall, leading to 3 infant classrooms (averaging 53 square feet per child with crib area) and 5 toddler classrooms (averaging 41 square feet per child), each with windows providing good natural lighting and doors offering direct access to infant and toddler playgrounds

The second floor layout includes:

• Staff office, 3 preschool classrooms (averaging 48 square feet per child) with windows offering good natural lighting, children’s library, large indoor gross motor room, and large outdoor play deck with stairs leading down to preschool playground

Please feel free to stop by the Work-Life Center to view architectural drawings of the building and playground. The Work-Life Center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located in 16-151.

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